In this broadcast, a look back at the story that dominated the news in 2017, and will continue to do so in 2018, the secret ties under investigation between Putin and team Trump and his family. Guests include Bill Browder, an American businessman who was the largest investor in Russia until he fell afoul of Putin and was refused entry into Russia; Asha Rangappa, Associate Dean at Yale Law School who is a former FBI Special Agent specializing in counterintelligence investigations in New York City; and, Steven Harper, a professor at Northwestern University who blogs at “The Belly of the Beast” and has an article with Bill Moyers at Billmoyers.com “The Trump-Russia Story is Coming Together: Here’s How to Make Sense of It.” Background Briefing is a radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. A production of The Full Disclosure Media Foundation (fdmedia.org).